Liquid dispenser



April 7, 1936.

P. M. PROSSER LIQUID DISPENSER Filed June 26, 1955 Patented Apr. 7, 1936UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LIQUID DISPENSER Patrick M. Prosser,Jacksonville, Fla.

Application June 26, 1935, Serial No. 28,539

Claims. (01. 22521) This invention relates generally to liquid distainerand casing being spaced apart to propensers, and more particularly to adispenser for vide an insulating space between them. This associationwith a motor Vehicle, boat or other space may be filled with packing orsuitable vehicle. insulation 8 or, if desired, the space between the Theprimary object of the invention is to walls may be a vacuum or dead airspace. One provide means of simple and compact nature in end of thistank is closed by a cap 9 capable of connection with a vehicle, by meansof which the being readily applied to or removed from the occupants mayreadily obtain fluid therefrom opening, and a gasket l0 interposedbetween the without the necessity of stopping for such recap and themouth of the tank serves to hermetio freshrnent. cally seal the samewhen the cap is properly 1 A further object of the invention is toproapplied. In the present instance this cap is of vide a liquiddispenser of such nature that it the screw Variety, but it will beunderstood that may be quickly and easily applied to the Vehicle anyother type of cap may be employed.

within convenient reach of the occupants there- Rigidly secured to oneside of the casing or of, and which may be as readily detached whenshell 1, and preferably near the filling opening of 15 required forcleaning or replenishing. the tank is a plate I I. This plate may beriveted,

A further object of the invention is to prospot-welded or in any otherapproved manner vide means associated with a liquid dispenser attachedto the shell. The plate is undercut or of the character mentionedwhereby the liquid beveled at its longitudinal edges as at l2 to fit 2may be readily withdrawn therefrom, and which within the dove-tailrecess formed in the underalso has associated therewith means to preventside of a clamp plate l3 to be secured to the vehidripping or waste ofthe fluid. ole. The clamp plate has threaded in one edge A still furtherobject is to provide a liquid thereof a set screw M, the inner end ofwhich endispenser capable of being furnished with the gages within thenotch or recess H5 in the edge of vehicle as standard equipment, orwhich may be plate II when the latter has moved a predeterconstructed inthe form of an attachment and mined and proper distance within the clampplate.

easily adapted to vehicles of various forms and Any desired means may beemployed for securing types. the clamp plate l3 to the vehicle, themeans here With these objects in View, together with others showncomprising an anvil l6 projecting up- Ill) which will appear as thedescription proceeds, wardly from the plate at one end thereof and tothe invention consists in the novel construction, engage with the outerface of the instrument combination and arrangement of parts all as willboard or panel I! of a motor vehicle. A screw be described more fullyhereinafter, illustrated in clamp I8 is threadedly supported in anupstandthe drawing, and particularly pointed out in the ing bracket I9carried by the clamp plate I3, in

M claims. 7 order that the panel Il may be rigidly clamped In thedrawing: between the anvil and the screw. To insure Figure l is alongitudinal sectional view taken rigidity of this support a pair ofanvils and assothrough a liquid dispenser constructed in accordciatedscrew clamps are employed as shown in ance with the invention andshowing the same Figure 2.

W attached to a conventional form of motor ve- Secured to the outer faceof the cap 9 is a hicle, face plate 20, preferably of ornamental designFigure 2 is a sectional view taken upon line 2-2 and capable of beingfinished in accordance with of Figure l, the finish of the vehicle. Adischarge faucet or Figure 3 is an enlarged detailed perspective valve2| of conventional form is carried by the view of the drip catcherassociated with the reface plate and cap and is so disposed as to be atceptacle, the lower side of the receptacle when the screw Figure 4 is adetailed perspective view of the cap is properly applied to the neck ofthe resup porting plate employed in connecting the ceptacle.

tank with the vehicle, and The lower portion of the face plate 20carries Figure 5 is a transverse sectional View through a drip catcherwhich includes a drain pipe 22 ara liquid dispenser of slightly modifiedform. ranged in parallel relation with the body of the Referring nowmore particularly to the drawvalve 2| and immediately beneath the same.This ing, the liquid dispenser comprises a receptacle pipe is providedat its forward end with a basin including an inner container or tank 6and an E3 to snugly engage with the discharge nozzle 2d outer shell orcasing l; the walls of said conof the valve. Depending from the forwardend of the drain pipe is a bracket 25, which includes a rearwardlydisposed rod 25 arranged parallel With the drain pipe and extendingloosely through an opening in face piate 20. The rod 26 carries anexpansion spring 12! engaged at one end with an arm carried by the rearface of plate 20, and abutting at its opposite end with a disc 29secured to the rod. The drain pipe 22 also slides through a suitableopening in face plate 2!! and has detachably secured at its rear end adrain hose 3!]. The construction is such that the spring Tl normallyholds the drain pipe 32 with its basin 2 3 snugly engaging the.discharge end on nozzle 24 of the valve, and anyidrip therefrom willpass into the pipe and out through the flexible hose 30. However,pressure applied to the bracket 25 causes the jdrip catcher to moveagainst the tension of spring 21, uncovering the nozzle 24. f

The embodiment here described is adapted particularly for use inconnection with motor vehicles and is associated withthe instrumentboard thereof. When properly applied, the tank is maintained rigidly inhorizontal position with the valve so located as to be capable ofdraining substantially all the contents from the receptacle. When it is*desired to obtain fluid from the tank, it is but necessary to apply aglass or cup t9 the bracket 25 and force the same rearvgardly againstthe tension of spring 21 until the edge of the cup passes beyond thedischarge nozzle 24; By then operating the valve, the glass or cup maybe filled and uponwithdrawal of the same from beneath the nozzle thedrip catcher automatically moves to such position as will cause any dripor afterflo-w from thevalve to pass out through the drain hose; Thescrew and notch l4l5 are so reiated that when in cooperative lockingengagemerit the face plate 20 is substantially alined with theinstrument board or panel I? so as not to project any part of the deviceany appreciable distance beyond the said instrument panel. When it isdesired to refill the receptacle, it is but necessary to loosen the setscrew l4, disconnect the drain hose 30 from drain pipe 22 and slide thecontainer forwardly. The screw cap 9 may then be removed and the supplyof fluid replenished, whereupon the tank may be attached and securelyheld in the manner heretofore described.

The tank will be of such size as to contain an ample supply of water,coffee or other fluid. By reason of the spaced walls 51, the fluid willmore or less retain its original temperature until consumed.

It may be found desirable to include in the structure means wherebydifferent fluids may be included in a single structure, for instance,where it may be found desirable to carry hot coffee as well as icewater. In Figure 5 of the drawing there is illustrated a modificationproviding for such necessity, wherein the shell 1 has arranged therein apair of tanks 3l32, spaced from one another and surrounded with suitablepacking material 8. By thus insulating the tanks from each other, thefluids contained therein retain their original temperatures. It will beunderstood, of course, that the means for attaching the device in Figure5 to the instrument panel will be substantially the same as that shownin the preferred construction heretofore described, and it will also beunderstood that each tank 3| and 32 will be equipped with a dischargefaucet and drip catcher as heretofore described.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that I have disclosed means ofextremely simple construction for the accommodation of liquidsconveniently within a vehicle, and one'wherein the various objectsheretoforei'set forth may be effectively attained. It will beunderstood, however, that variations in the details of construction andarrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention as delifted by the claims.

I claim:

1. In a liquid dispensing apparatus, a fixed clamp plate, a receptacle,slide member carried by one side of said receptacle and engageable withsaid clamp plate, means for locking said slide and flelamp plate againstrelative movement, a drain valve for said receptacle arranged upon thelatter'opposite to said slide member.

?2. In a liquid dispensing apparatus, a fixed clamp plate, a receptacle,a slide member carried by the receptacle and engageable with said clampplate, means for securing said slide against movement in said clampplate, a drain valve for said receptacle, and a drip catcher associatedWith said valve and carried by said receptacle,

said valve and drain arranged on said receptacle in a position oppositeto said member.

3. In aliquid dispensing apparatus, a receptacle having an open end, acap to close said end, a plate carried by said cap, a valve carried bythe cap and extending through said plate, a discharge nozzle for saidvalve, a drain pipe slidable through said plate, a basin on said pipeadapted to engage with the discharge nozzle of said valve, and

means for yieldably holding said pipe with its basin aseociated withsaid'nozzle.

4. In a liquid dispensing apparatus, receptacle, a cap closing one endof said receptacle, a valve carried by and extending through said cap, adischarge nozzle for said valve, a member depending from said cap, adrain pipe slidable through said member, a basin on said pipe to engagethe said nozzle, a rod carried by said pipe disposed paraiiel therewithand extending through said member, and a spring associated with said rodand normally maintaining said pipe with its basin engaged with saidnozzle.

5. In combination, a bracket adapted to be attached to a fixed part of avehicle, a receptacle, means on one side of the receptacle whereby thesame may be attached tosaid bracket and be sustained in substantiallyhorizontal position, and a drain valve for said receptacle at the lowerside of the receptacle, thus affording complete drainage for thereceptacle.

6. The combination with a vehicle having a fixed part presenting a planesurface, of areceptacle, means for supporting said receptacle behindsaid surface with its open end substantially in the plane of saidsurface, a closure for said end, and a valve for said receptacle.

7. The combination with a vehicle having a fixed part presenting a planesurface, of a receptacle, means on a side of the receptacle forsupporting the latter in substantially horizontal position, and a drainvalve for the receptacle arranged to lie at the lower side of the latterwhen the receptacle is thus suspended.

8. The combination with a vehicle having a fixed part presenting a planesurface, of a receptacle, means on a side of the receptacle forattachment to said fixed part to suspend the receptacle in substantiallyhorizontal position, and a drain valve for the receptacle arranged tolie at the lower side of thereceptacle when the latter is thussuspended.

9. The combination with a vehicle having a fixed part presenting a planesurface, of a receptacle open at one end, means for supporting saidreceptacle behind said surface with its open end substantially in theplane of said surface, a closure for said end, and a discharge valvecarried by said closure.

10. The combination with a vehicle having a fixed part presenting aplane surface, of a receptacle open at one end, means for supportingsaid receptacle behind said surface with its open end substantially inthe plane of said surface, a closure for said end, and a discharge valveand 5 catch basin carried by said closure.

PATRICK M. PROSSER.

